


Why The Sims 5 Should Revisit UrbzvilleĪspects of Urbz: Sims in the City have found their way to The Sims 4, albeit in altered fashion (even if it's most recently put Sims in the country). As Sims 4 continues to see support through content drops, DLC, and expansions, it gives the franchise an opportunity to start fresh from a new base and revisit Urbzville. However, the base of the game remains much the same with foundational goals at play through the whole title - only with more options. Sims 4's numerous expansions to its setting have continued to add new career paths for players to explore and new systems for fans to toy with in regards to their Sims' place in the ever-growing world. Related: The Sims 4 Summer Roadmap Teases New Expansion, Updates, & More As The Sims focuses on the inherent family unit of the Sims and their lives, Urbz instead placed an emphasis on the Urb's notoriety in the city.

It was up to players to take their own Urb up the social ladder and build their Reputation in order to gain access to what each district had to offer. The title took place in Urbzville, a city split up into nine different districts that were each populated by a different type of Urb. Released in 2004 exclusively on consoles, The Urbz: Sims in the City introduced players to a whole new city, unlike any space the franchise has seen before or since. This makes for a logical next step when the series finally jumps to a fifth game: revisiting one of the earliest Sims spin-off titles. The constant growth of The Sims 4 through content drops and expansions has taken the game through many new scenarios within the game's world, and each expansion has added new ways for players to explore it. The Sims 4 continues to grow with new content on a regular basis, leaving an opening to change the setting completely with a new title in the series.
